2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Tucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Tucson, AZ?
$11,100 – $21,500
Typical $16,300 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $430 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, below the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Tucson, AZ metro costs $336 to $525 per square installed (typical $430) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -6.0% against the Arizona figure of $458 and -14.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 239 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $21.95/hour (median $21.17, about 340 employed), BLS May 2025. The whole-roof range is for a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included). Full methodology.
All materials in Tucson, AZ
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $336 | $430 | $525 |
| 3-tab shingles | $237 | $301 | $366 |
| Standing seam metal | $793 | $1,110 | $1,428 |
| Metal panel | $414 | $771 | $1,128 |
| Tile | $593 | $1,564 | $2,535 |
| Slate | $914 | $1,807 | $2,699 |
| Flat membrane | $207 | $405 | $603 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Tucson, AZ" (area code 46060). State rank for Arizona: 37 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Tucson
Housing age. The median home in the Tucson, AZ metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 39.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 28% in 2000 or later; 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 31 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 9 in 2022, 8 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 5 in 2025), rank 106 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 25 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Pima, Arizona (32). After a hail storm, read the roof insurance claim guide and how hail damages a roof.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county hail reports 2021 to June 30, 2026); U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25035, B25034 and B25003; counties per OMB July 2023 metro definitions.
Other Arizona metros
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler $464/sq
- Prescott Valley-Prescott $454/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Harrisonburg, VA $432/sq · rank 236
- Ocala, FL $432/sq · rank 237
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $431/sq · rank 238
- Lynchburg, VA $430/sq · rank 240
- Columbia, SC $428/sq · rank 241
- Tyler, TX $428/sq · rank 242
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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